“When you are losing it can seem like there is a black cloud following you around, but like they say there is a silver lining in every cloud.” SeemsBlackFailureLosingCloudsFollowingSilverBlack Clouds Author:Mario Andretti
“Black people loving and losing is something we don’t see enough of. We’re always in these heightened situations like something big is happening, something funny or something violent. And you know what? Sometimes we die of breast cancer or a broken heart. Things happen that are just not being explored cinematically. It’s time we reinvigorated that type of film.” PeopleKnowsHeartSometimesEnoughBigsHappensFilmDiesBlackSituationBrokenTypeLosingHappeningsCancerThings HappenViolentBreastsBlack PeopleLike SomethingBreast Cancer Author:Ava DuVernay
“Doesn't the world inside a black and white photograph seem more real? It's because the real world is losing its color” WorldRealSeemsBlackWhiteColorLosingPhotographReal WorldBlack And White Author:Tablo
“Today masses of black women in the U.S. refuse to acknowledge that they have much to gain by feminist struggle. They fear feminism. They have stood in place so long that they are afraid to move. They fear change. They fear losing what little they have.” LittlesLongTodayMovingBlackStruggleFeminismMassLosingGainsFeministRefuseAfrican AmericanAcknowledgeBlack WomenSocial ChangeAfrican American Women Author:Bell Hooks
“Black women are going to have to take more leadership. I think we are prepared because we bring a tenaciousness with us. We do not fear losing friends, allies, or jobs.” ThinkingJobsBlackLosingPreparedAlliesBlack WomenDo Not FearLosing Friends Author:Maxine Waters